Belt game 4,829 · December 19, 1987
Buffalo Sabres take the belt
Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 on the road to start reign 1,814 of the NHL belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Montréal Canadiens had held it since December 8, 1987, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Buffalo Sabres held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Bruins on December 22, 1987.
1,814Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Montréal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Mcphee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Skrudland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Petr Svoboda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ryan Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Guy Carbonneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bob Gainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mats Naslund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shayne Corson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Nilan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Claude Lemieux | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Sergio Momesso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Craig Ludwig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Trader | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Lalor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Brian Hayward | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 28 |
| Patrick Roy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cyr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Scott Arniel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Andreychuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Adam Creighton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Calle Johansson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Kevin Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Christian Ruuttu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lindy Ruff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ray Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Robert Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Pierre Turgeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ed Hospodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Donald Mcsween | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Uwe Krupp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jacques Cloutier | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 38 | 39 |
| Daren Puppa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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